Try to immerse yourself in English. Sing, read, write, speak, listen, dance…in English. Keeping a short daily diary in English can also help. First, just write about simple activities that filled your day. Later, add more details about people, places, emotions and so on. Of course, it’s best if someone can check your diary and correct any recurring errors.
I have seen many students make great progress and I’m sure you can do it too.

hi how are you im from venezuela im taking a english course now im in the beginner level, so understand the english very well if the person that is talking speak slow, but sometimes i feel bad because when i watch the news in the british channel they speak very fast and i think that im bad learning the languaje….what do you think about?

Thursday, April 9th 2009

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Don’t worry.

When you’re starting out, it’s perfectly normal to experience difficulty understanding those who speak quickly. This happens to everyone. It’s simply a matter of practice and attuning your ear to the language and the accents.

As a beginner, you’re unfamiliar with the vocabulary, expressions and idioms used by native English speakers. You’re also unaccustomed to the accents. As you strengthen your language skills, you will be able to understand more and more.

Just take it one step at a time, and gradually you will be able to cope more effectively. So don’t worry, you’re not bad at learning English, you’re just going through the normal stages that every language learner goes through. Stay positive and you’ll make good progress.

hi we are good tearchers please helpe grammar bigener and also ihave promlem spoken english iam liven forien contry iam student iwanna study unversity after four months so i realy need some ane helpe thats all see u again

Friday, April 10th 2009

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I suggest you join English language classes in your country or in an English-speaking country right away so that you can start learning all the necessary skills for communicating correctly and effectively in English. University-level English is quite advanced, so the sooner you get started, the better. All the best to you!

HI, i want to say thanks and congratulate you guys, for this big effort that you are doing for us, people that need all this information in video format to improve their English skills. I have been following up all the videos and I feel I’m getting a pretty good knowledge.

Dear Rebbecca,
I’m wondering if you have any videos or lectures in the verbal instructions in the passive voice tenses because they are the most confusing section in English grammar.mohsen_mozayyan@hotmail.com

Hi mam Rebecca, you are so good in teaching! Thank you for your effort and to you colleagues as well in doing such videos which are useful to many people and very UNDERSTANDABLE. Thanks much!More lessons to come. May God Bless you all… :)

Hi, you are so good in teaching! Thank you for your effort and to you colleagues as well in doing such videos which are useful to many people and very UNDERSTANDABLE. Thanks much!More lessons to come. May God Bless you all… :)

Thursday, May 21st 2009

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Thank you so much for your feedback and blessings. All the best to you from all of us and good luck with your English! Please tell your friends about our website so we can keep on doing this. Thanks, again.

Thanks for great lesson ! I wish I could understand whatever I hear in English, and I also want to speak English, but I haven’t done yet. I discover this page and I think that it’s very useful for everyone, who want to improve their grade of english. I hope that this page will work forever…

Thank you !

Friday, June 26th 2009

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Thanks for your feedback. Please do tell your friends if you feel these lessons help you. That way we can continue to expand the website with more lessons.

All the best to you with your English. I am sure you will succeed. With motivation and desire, we can reach any goal.

hi ma’am thank u very much i like it i’m also a teacher recently i have done ma advanced in one of the institute in pakistan n plz can you show me the rules n regulation of teaching. looking forward to resing from u a positive answer

I’m enjoying your teaching..yesterday I watched the lecture on “present tense”.It’s really good,but after this lecture I’m expecting the lecture on “present progressive tense”.
So where should I get the lectures video on topic “Tenses” ..

Hello . Thank you very much. I glad that I found this website .
I wanted to study English very hard by myself . but result is not a good .
Right now you are teaching me by this website. I understand a lot .
Thank you .
Enkhee

Monday, August 24th 2009

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Glad the site is helping you to learn better English. Thanks for your feedback and do tell your friends.

Hello, Rebecca, it’s me again. There is no space in “Polite English” so I want to say “Thank you”.

McDonald’s says: “I’m loving it.” It should be incorrect because you’ve written that it’s a stative verb and I cannot use it in progressive aspect. But I heard many people say that it is right. Where’s the trick?

Where can I use stative verbs in continuous’ tenses? Is it possible?

Thank you for your answering.

Wednesday, October 7th 2009

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Yes, the phrase ” I’m loving it.” is incorrect grammatically.

However, it has become a kind of slang expression so you may use it informally, but not in formal or academic contexts.

There is a list in most good grammar books of the few stative verbs which you can use in a continuous context. It does take some time to understand the difference, especially when there is so much slang being used in movies and online.

Hello Rebecca,
thank you so much for your lessons, I really enjoy watching them, they are very easy to understand and remember. I teach English too and use your lessons in my classes. My students in Ukraine enjoy them very much. Thank you.
I would love to listen to a lesson on a gerund. Do you have any? Thanks. Oksana

Hi Miss Rebecca, I’m having a little problem with my listening skills, like some people had expressed here, it is very difficult to me to understand british people, is there any way to improve the listening skills in order to get what they say? is it difficult for you to understand the way they speak? sometimes I think about british people like spanish people (people from spain) sometimes I don’t understand what they say and I speak spanish since I was 3 or 4 years old, does that happen to you with british people?(or people from other coutries like Australia)

I was living in Toronto (I love that city, is beautiful and full of nice people) and most of the times I didin’t have any problem understanding Canadians, words like “advertisment” are pronounced different by british people, could that be part of my problem?

Lately I’ve been watching some movies with british actors, like “Alfie” and “shaun of the dead”, when I watch your videos I don’t have any problem understanding what you say, but when it comes to understand dialogues in movies…mmm…big problem…plus, I’ve never taken english classes, this is the first time I do it, I’m attending school in order to learn much better, I know I make many grammar mistakes yet, that’s why I’m watching all your videos, which I find really illustrative, like you said before, there is many slang in movies, that makes it tougher because british, american and canadian slang are way different.

I’m concerned about my level, I would like to be an english teacher but I think I don’t have enough knowledge, I read yesterday that in order to be a teacher it is necessary to take the TKT and with an upper intermediate level is enough, I took a test one month ago and they had set me in the b2 level, I don’t understand why they always set me in an upper intermediate or advanced level, I know I make many grammar mistakes, is that right? what testers consider in order to decide which level people go? how can I know when I’m ready to be a teacher?is it normal that I don’t understand british people even having that “so called” upper intermediate or advanced level? thank you very much for your time. Kind regards.

hey rebecca..
you are just great and your lectures are really really helpful.
what i want to know is,in a quiz there was a sentence that WE ALWAYS GO FOR A WALK AFTER DINNER.UNLESS IT’S RAINING.
I’m actually confused about UNLESS IT’S RAINING.
Although my teacher told me present continous doesn’t fall by unless..
i mean we are supposed to use simple tenses like unless it rains..
please help me out,i’d be really greatful to you..

Hi, Engvid lessons are really helpful for me and many like me… to brush up their knowlegde in english grammer…
Many thanks for your noble and matchless effort… and Please dont stop importing your valuable teachings in Engvid. its very very useful and highly appreciated….

hello Rebecca!!! i am from Kazakhstan,i think that u dont know this country,maybe i erronews. I saw your lessons)))) and i think it is fantastic))) can you help me about writting my essay motivation to university,i want to study an abroud. maybe some examples))))))))))) thank u)))))))

hello i am from Afghanistan i know u know that counter and i like to learn English but i have more and more problem in speling i cant wroth if u can pleas helpp me and thanks you Rebecca u are very great teacher thanks for teaching me

hello i’m camilia i am from morocco i have some questions we say i have many or much work to do its confusing is rhese sentences are correct where does he arrvie at 2:00 / what is in the envelope i wait for ur response thnx for your help

greetins, teacher rebecca. this is the first time i write to you. some days ago i made i question to one of your fellow teacher on engvid, so the question: is what the differences bewteen the american english and the british on?, i expect a quick answer from you.thank you so much in advance,so long.

Hi Rebecca, first and foremost, I have to say that you are doing an excellent job and highly appreciated by all of us especially a non-native speaker like me. However, I have a question to ask on the 3rd part of your teachings on present tense which is why did you use:
Does He/She/It WORK instead of WORKS?

Love the lesson !! Do you have any French courses too or do you know about a website just like this one that can help someone learn French. Please i need help with French .. Really appreciate it if u can lend me a helping hand.

i am from yemen i like english so istudy english from the internet iwould like to ask you how ican sbeak english and understand the meaning of word in the sentence for example i have my history class after lunch what is the meaning of have here and thank you for your lesson adel from yemen

Hi Rebbeca I am Elnara I am english teacher I love teaching and always tyr to be the bets one but steel I need help with past tense with irregulars and others if you could help me I d be greatefull to you . thanks

Your lesson is really help me.
But in order to mastering all well, I think it would be better if I study in active way as well, like making conversation.
Do you think your site (engvid.com) providing this?
Or do you know another website I can visit?

this is amazing web site really your explain is so clear and you have special method in explaining .. keep on and well don my sister if you want any thing i’m ready just send a massage.
(would you please focus on the conversation)

thanks you alot.i find your website in youtube today so i am happy right now.
you are a best teacher in the world beacause learn english for free.i hope i can improve my english whith you.i use english class and english grammer in use for intermediat and your leasons also

Hello, Rebecca!
Nice to meet you :) Your classes are great. I live in Russia and am a translator/interpreter Eng-Rus, Rus-Eng. You know, employers want to get a person who has huge work experience as translator/interpreter and I have only the September internship. This year I’ve graduated the Southern Federal University. I don’t work as tranlator nowadays because of my little experience of being translator but I can use my skills :) I’m a tutor of English and interpret your classes to my pupils who want to learn this language. And this is a way to keep my English and the skills I’ve got at the University.
Thanks a lot, Rebecca. Your speech is pretty clear and distinct. If I only had the opportunity to study lingvistics abroad… but first of all, I should prepare for TOEFL and get the Fulbright’s grant.
Ok! I wish you luck!
BTW, I hardly see the words on the blackboard because of the light. But I can hear you and that’s awesome.

Hey there thank you very much for your videos and well for this website in general, I’m from Mexico and I’m an English teacher here, still quite unexperienced I’m afraid and my students are having a hard time telling the difference between these two tenses and I’m getting quite frustated :(. I just found this website but I think it’s going to be a great resourse for my classes thank you :D

Thank you very much rebecca I benefited from the information and I thank you very for this wonderful website, but I have a problem that I am a second year student in English literature so far, but I am weak in the conversation, but I understand from speaking English in front of me.

thanks a lot of from your all team. they are working very hard for us any so easy. i do not speak before when i don’t lesson your video now i speak and also writing four your team. thanks to all your team.

Hi Rebecca,
I am an English teacher as a second Language in the United Arab Emirates. I’m from Dubai. I teach grade 10 in a high school. I would like to thank you of your great videoes. I used them in my classes specaily in Grammar classes. All of my 70 students say “Hi” to you.
Many Thanks & God save you wherever you where.

Dear Rebecca.
You are really great teacher. I have been taught by some teachers for a long time, but nobody couldn’t explaining in so clear and intelligent way like you. So I thank you very much. I would like to added that your colleagues are very good and lovable teachers, too. So I thank all of you. I am so pleased with your website that I recommend it to all my friends and family.I cordially greet all your team.

Hello Rebeca,
I am new at here! I am from Bulgaria and i have a problem with Present Continious, because in my langulage there isn’t such a continious tense. How can I easy understand Present Continious? Please give me advice! :)

i got your lesson you are a good teacher but there is a point which is very confusing “how many tense there in English” i asked a lot some told me 12 and the other told me 13 but i don’t know please help me

Hi! Rebecca you’re great teacher, I enjoy your classes and I learn a lot. Thanks. I have a question about question 2: Why is “I’m working” and no “I work”. Right now _____ as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant, just to earn some extra money, until school starts again in the fall. If you ask me are you work as is… I think my answer has to be I work as… instead If you ask me “Are you working at the chinese restaurant…? I am not clear why?

Rebecca, please give your comment on this excerpt from Advanced Grammar in Use by Martin Hewings. His book says that we use the present continuous or the present simple to describe something that we regularly do at a PARTICULAR time. Then he invites us to compare:
We usually WATCH the news on TV at 9.00 (= we start watching at 9.00)
We’RE usually WATCHING the news on TV at 9.00 (= we’re already watching at 9.00)

Now that I found an answer to my own question, I can help you, Maria, understand the use of Present Continuous. The point is that Allan has not recovered COMPLETELY. He seems to need more time to get well again because he must’ve been badly injured, so he can’t walk so far or act in a normal way. The situation is TEMPORARY, that’s why he is still recovering (he’s still in hospital and has not been discharged yet). “IS” is used here to FORM the proper TENSE, which is made up of the verb “to BE” + V-ing.

I’m confuse because in the last example that u gave, you said “I like ice cream” and that is the affirmative form then with the negative you said “I don’t like ice cream” but with the question you said ” Do you like ice cream?” Why you use “You” and not “I” in making question with that sentence? Sorry my English is really bad. By the way thanks for the lessons I really like it and looking forward for more topics ;)

You said: ” I’m staying at such-and-such hotel”
Please make a video about this term and similar terms. For example blah and blah. Thanks.
Oh, but there are many comments before me. I don’t think anyone reads mine. :(
But thanks anyway. Thanks for your cool team. :)

Hi, Rebecca. Why did you look sad in this lesson? You almost did not give us your nice smile (and your marker was not writing very good). Did something displeasing happened to you at that day? Good luck!

5. Oh, I’m sorry. I thought you knew. Allan had an accident last week and _____ in the hospital.
is still recovering
still recovers
still recovering
still recover
what is the answer and can you tell me why please ?

Dear Rebecca, thank you for your lessons. I have a q about the 6 th sentence in the test. Isnt the present continuous tense also possible in the 1st sentence? When asked what your hobby is , if I answer I am collecting coins?
And Martin is still collecting coins around the time of speaking. Furthermore the next sentence is in the present perfect continuous. Can we also use the present cont. in the 1st sentence?

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